However, Declan Hannon has been held in reserve, despite recovering from a groin injury that kept him out of the...
That would be a pity after building them up so well over the years."The top-priced €30 ticket (covered stand) will...
...a charity cycle with his rugby-playing brothers, Paul and Richard, to raise €100,000 for cancer research at St James's...
We're aware of the difficulties of people trying to get to work on the Monday. Hopefully, it will be a great...
...was the focal point, his immersion in the oval ball game would be harnessed as a 15-year-old day pupil at Rockwell College.No...
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Dirksen was born in South Africa but as a teenager moved to the USA with his family, playing age-group rugby there. "They [the USA] asked me to be in the World Cup [squad]," said Dirksen. The 21-year-old, who played for the USA in an uncapped game... Full Article at BBC News
Ulster may have been beaten 42-14 by their Irish rivals in front of 82,000 fans at Twickenham but Springbok sensation Ruan Pienaar still sees plenty of positives ahead of next year's charge for European glory. Pienaar, who was hugely influential in... Full Article at European Club Rugby
LUEBECK, GERMANY - APRIL 21: Referees and players enter the hall prior to the DFB Futsal Cup 2012 third place match between UFC Munster and SC Team Yasar Hamburg on April 21, 2012 in Luebeck, Germany. View Photo »
We’re happy. That was a big scoreline for us against Italy ... After the Welsh game we wanted to go out and prove ourselves. There were a lot of bruised bodies at the end because it was so physical, but we’re happy. It’s a good note on which to be going to the Stade de France next week.
But then it was just about getting back to reality really quickly and focusing on another final this week. We probably didn't do that as well last year, but this year we have. "Defeat would hurt us. There was a bitter taste in our mouth last year after... Full Article at European Club Rugby
The Na Piarsaigh teenager fills the No 12 berth for the Semple Stadium clash, with his club colleagues David Breen and Kevin Downes, also named in the forward division. Declan Hannon, who missed the league campaign with a groin injury has a place on... Full Article at RTE Interactive
It is bound to be one of the first tasks on the agenda for incoming coach Rob Penney. It is known that a search for suitably qualified candidates has already begun but, apparently, with little success. Meanwhile, underage rugby in Ireland received a... Full Article at Irish Examiner
LIMERICK, IRELAND - APRIL 08: Keith Earls of Munster kicks the ball upfield during the Heineken Cup quarter final match between Munster and Ulster at Thomond Park on April 8, 2012 in Limerick, Ireland. View Photo »
We are reliant on other results but we will approach the game trying to do our job and we will wait to hear other results coming through. Obviously the ideal outcome is to get a semi-final spot but we realise it's unlikely ... Munster are always tough opponents, particularly at home. But the Heineken Cu...
Allis and Dowling, members of last year’s Munster U21HC winning side, are named at centre-forward and left half-forward, respectively. Attacking duo Niall Moran and Declan Hannon are both listed amongst the substitutes. Antrim boss Liam Bradley has... Full Article at Irish Examiner
Cardiff Blues centre Casey Laulala has been included in the Barbarians side to play England at Twickenham on Sunday. Laulala, who will move to Munster next season, partners former Red Rose captain Mike Tindall in a side full of international class. Rory... Full Article at Wales Online
Welsh region have improved steadily from a team which had little more than a scrum and a solid defence to the confident explosive side that overpowered Munster with ease. They could be Chelsea to Leinster’s Bayern Munich. The one thing that the Ospreys... Full Article at Wales Online
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We’re happy. That was a big scoreline for us against Italy ... After the Welsh game we wanted to go out and prove ourselves. There were a lot of bruised bodies at the end because it was so physical, but we’re happy. It’s a good note on which to be going to the Stade de France next week.
We are reliant on other results but we will approach the game trying to do our job and we will wait to hear other results coming through. Obviously the ideal outcome is to get a semi-final spot but we realise it's unlikely ... Munster are always tough opponents, particularly at home. But the Heineken Cu...
Munster are always tough opponents, particularly at home. But the Heineken Cup quarter-final win down there proved that we can do it. We set the bar very high that day and I expect the boys to go out and defend our reputation
It’s always special to come down to Cork any time and win. I have total belief in my own players and they kept fighting. They wanted this very badly. We won the battle tonight but the war goes on. We’re only into a Munster semi-final and we’ve to navigate the Leaving Cert as well as doing a lot of work ...
We conducted a thorough search to find a replacement for Tony McGahan and were delighted with the calibre of the candidates. Rob Penney's record speaks for itself and we look forward to welcoming him to Munster.
It will be a tough game ... but we have some excellent players today, including Irish internationals Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace and Tom Court. Rory Best has captained Ireland and Stephen Ferris was named man of the match against Munster in the quarter-finals. The Ulster captain Johann Muller is a Wor...
We [Wasps] went to Dublin to face Munster back in 2004 for a Heineken Cup semi-final and the first thing we had to try to do was silence the crowd. We did that and eventually won the game and the title. That will be Edinburgh’s first task – to put the crowd on the back foot as well as Ulster.
Young Munster would enjoy nothing more than coming to Dublin and depriving Mary’s of a league title.
Getting a home semi-final is vitally important, especially with our home record. We had that in the first year of the play-offs when we played Glasgow and it was a big advantage. The next time we went out to Munster for a semi-final and it was a difficult proposition.
This is the latest in a long line of massive tests for the team. Munster away is one of the toughest games you can get, but the players have consistently risen to the challenges
The Munster match was very physical and a lot of players are still carrying bumps and bruises, so we decided it was best to give some of them a break
Leinster have it too, although it has probably eased at Munster in recent times and their performances have reflected that. You have it in soccer, too, where City and United, the top teams in the Premiership, have international players left, right and centre.
Barry O’Mahony, their captain, is top class and played for Munster ‘A’ against Leinster ‘A’ last week. They also have Frank Cogan and Evan Ryan who have won League medals in previous seasons with Cork Con and guys who have been there a long time like Niall Treston and Simon Crawford, who have played pro...
a family so wealthy and powerful they were called the uncrowned kings of Ireland. Their lands encompassed Desmond and South Munster and nearly all the counties of Kildare, Meath, Dublin and Carlow. Fitzgerald Castles stretched beyond Strangford Lough on the coast of Down to Adare, and the Fitzgerald fle...
It was a fantastic victory over Munster and we've had our celebrations, so in a way it's forgotten and we've got to move on now. It's special to win at Thomond Park, but in the context of the tournament, we haven't achieved anything yet.
I’m very proud of Limerick and where I come from. I’m lucky to have played for Munster for the last 11 years - and my upbringing in Limerick and the influences that I’ve had in Limerick - has played a massive part in my success in rugby.
I’m always conscious while I’m playing for either Munster or Ireland that, I’m also representing Limerick.
It’s always good to come back to Munster. I wasn’t playing (for Ireland) so I’m particularly looking forward to getting back out and back into the Pro12 and the Heineken Cup in the coming weeks
He is a thorough professional on and off the field, and has played an integral part in the success Munster have enjoyed in league and Heineken Cup since joining in 2006. I believe that when it comes to discuss the greats who have worn the Munster jersey, Lifeimi will be right up there among them.
He is a thorough professional on and off the field, and has played an integral part in the success Munster have enjoyed in league and Heineken Cup since joining in 2006. I believe that when it comes to discuss the greats who have worn the Munster jersey, Lifeimi will be right up there among them.
He has played an integral part in the success Munster have enjoyed in the league and Heineken Cup since joining in 2006. I believe that when it comes to discuss the greats who have worn the Munster jersey, Lifeimi will be right up there among them.
He has been an outstanding contributor to the Munster set-up. A thorough professional on and off the field and an extremely populer squad member with both players and management.
He has played an integral part in the success Munster have enjoyed in League and Heineken Cup since joining in 2006 and I believe that when it comes to discuss the greats who have worn the Munster jersey, Lifeimi will be right up there among them.
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Munster Rugby and Australia: The issue will be clarified when Munster fill their head coach job, which becomes vacant with Tony McGahan's departure to Australia at the end of the season.
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